mround <- function(x,base){
        base*round(x/base)
}

> mround(14,5)
[1] 15



Steve Murray wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> A hopefully simple question: how do I round a series of values (held in an 
> object) to the nearest 5? I've checked out trunc, round, floor and ceiling, 
> but these appear to be more tailored towards rounding decimal places.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
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